Conveyer



R. H.LANS|NG. CONVEYER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6*, 1921.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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INVENTOR- R. H. LANSING R. H. LANSING. CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1921.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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INVELNTOR R. LANSIN;

R. H. LANSING.

CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1921.

PatentedAug. 15, 1922.

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converse Be it known vthat RiorrAnD LANs I e, a citizen of the United States of Amer caresiding at-Chicopee Falls, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Conveyers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in conveyers for use in handling fabric webs and the like, and its leading object is to provide a conveyer consisting of a continuous cable-arranged to be driven by a roller or the like, so as to provide a series of substantially' parallel fabric conveyingruns or lengths, a portion of which are arranged in a horizontal plane and a portion of wh ch are arranged toreceive the fabric on the incline and to deliver it to the horizontal por- 131011 130 be taken up by workmen and delivered to the receiving table.

lVitlrthe above andother objcctsvin view this invention relates to certain new and useful constructions,combinations and arrangements of parts, clearlydescribedin the following specification, and fully illust-ratedin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view. Figure 2 isa side elevation. 1 Figure 3 is an end elevation showing the elevating means.

5 and 6 designate the sides of a frame over one end of which a table 7 is diagonally disposed, said table being supported 'bythe legs 8. This table is shown to be provided with suitable roll holding arms -9 and 10,

which may be located on each end thereof,

one end being shown completely equipped with said arms. 3

Located below the plane of the surface of the table 7'is a roller 11, which is journaled upon bearings 12 supported on the frame sides 5 and 6. This roller is journaled so that its axis lies at substantially right angle relation to the sides ofthe frame'and so that it will be slightly spaced from one side of the table top 7. ,l 1

Midway of the ends of the frame a second roller 13 is journaled upon the bearings 14 carried bythe frame sides 5 and 6. Adjacent the roller 11 and located at a lower plane is a guide roller 15, which is journaled upon the bearings 16 carried by the frame sides -5 and 6; Adjacent the roller 13 is a roller 17 I scribed by I specification of Letters Patent. I Patg teid A g; 15

1921. Serial No. 459,186.

wjournaled upon the bearings 18 carried by the frame sides 5' and 6,, the-rollers loan d 17 being disposed in parallel relation to the rollers .11 and 13 and being showninfa common horizontal plane. On the end of the frame a series of bracketsy19- are mounted and these brackets cllne of about 45 degrees'so as to support, a v series of grooved wheels -20 for rotation thereon each bracket being of U shaped construction to support one grooved wheel'an'd the grooved wheels being mounted so that, their axis will li'e'in the same "vertical plane.

,A grooved WhGGlyQIiS journaled-tolone cornerotthe frame and a grooved wheel 22 is ournalednear the opposite corner there-- I of The periphery of the grooved wheel'22" is adapted .to project into the plane de- -'a line passing under the 'periph cry of the groovedlwheel 28 which is adapted are arranged in an in-v i to be driven by arope orathelike and which is mounted uponfthe shaft2 1. The grooved wheels 21 and22 are mountedto rotate upon bearings'25. v "An endless rope or cable 26 is trained over grooved wheel 22 and then passes over the groovedwheel-2l'to 'the roller 10 and then is wound spirally aroundlthe roller 13* after leaving the roller :11 and then passes over r the lowermost grooved wheel 20 and from Referring to the accompanying drawings.

the grooved wheelj20 passes'underthe roll- Y crs 17 and 15 and from thejroller '15 overthe roller 11 to spirallyeng'agethe roller 13 hand then engage thetsecond lowermost The portions-of the endless conveyor cable 26reaching. from the roller' xl5to the roller 13 are disposed in :a horizontal plane partly under the table .7 and the portions of .the-

conveyor between the roll 13 and the grooved .7

wheels 20 are disposed in various planesso that they will gradually shift the fabric at the point of its engagement with.v the table 7 from which the fabric can be removed grooved wheels 20 from an angular position i to a horizontal position before, projectin'gthe I 8Ov thegrooved wheel .23. and then around the to the table. The angular disposition of the grooved wheel 20 may be adjusted by means of a li' ing mechanism comprising a lifting worm shaft 2'7, the lower end of which carries a beveled 28 and this gear is engaged a similar gear 29 carried by the horizontal shaft 30. The horizontal shaft 21-6 engages a supporting bearing 31 which also supports the lower end of the shaft 27, the upper end of said shaft engaging a hori- 'zontal portion 32 of the inclined frame memsliding connection on the standard :0 which is provided with a slot ll whereby the arm 39 can be adjusted by means of the bolt and nut 42. lhe lower end of the shaft 37 is supported by a bearing 43 and said shaft carries a beveled gear at which engages a similar gear 45 carried by the shaft 30, the adjacent portion of the shaft 30 being supported upon the bearing 46. The shaft 37 is supported upon bearings a7 and said shaft carries a beveled gear l8 engaged by a similar beveled gear &9 on the horizontal shaft arranged to operate in the bearings 51 and the shaft 50 is provided with a crank 52 having a handle 53 whereby the whole mechanism may be manually operated and the frame 33 elevated or lowered.

Having described my invention 1 claim: 1. A conveyer consisting of a frame, rollers. journaled on the frame, a series of grooved wheels journaled on the frame and an endless cable trained overthe rollers and grooved wheels to provide a series of parallel horizontal portions and a series of variably inclined portions.

2. conveyer consisting of a frame, rollers journaled on the frame, a series of brackets, a series of grooved wheels journaled on the brackets, the brackets and wheels being disposed at an incline, and an endless cable trained over the grooved wheels and rollers, the endless cable being extended from the wheels to one of the rollers to provide a series of variably inclined lengths and from saidroller to the other roller to provide a series of horizontal lengths, and a drive ond rollers, said cable having spiral engagement with one of said rollers and providing a series of substantially horizontal lengths,

a series of variably inclined lengths extending between the grooved wheels and the ad jacent roller, of a common drive for the cable whereby all of said lengths will be maintained in motion in a common direction. t. A conveyer consisting of a frame, a support, a series of grooved wheels mounted on said support in spaced relation to each other and at successively higher elevations, means for elevating the'support relative to the frame, a roller, a second roller located between said first roller and said support, guide rollers located at a lower'plane than said first guide rollers, and a cable trained over said rollers and grooved wheels, the cable having spiral engagement with the second roller.

5. A conveyer consisting of a frame, a support, a series of grooved wheels mounted on said support in spaced relation to each other and at successively higher elevations, means for elevating the support relative to the frame, a roller, a second roller located between said first roller and said support, guide rollerslocated at a lower plane than said first guide rollers, and a cable trained over said rollers and grooved wheels, the cable having spiral engagement with the second roller, and a table located over said first roller and spaced therefrom. 6. A conveyer consisting of a frame, a'

support, series of grooved wheels arranged to rotate on the support at successively higher elevations, a worm for elevating the support, a gear drive for operating the worm, a roller mounted to rotate on the frame, a second roller on the frame disposed in parallel relation to the first roller on the frame, a flexible cable trained over the rollers and the grooved wheels to present a series of horizontal runs extending betweenthe first and second rollers, guides for the cable, and means for driving the cable.

Signed by me at Chicopee Falls. RIQHARD H. LANSING. 

